Bora Iulia-Bianca


Bora Bianca

Work Experience

Current workplace / Occupational field County Emergency Hospital “Pius Brinzeu” Timisoara, (Romania)
   
Period 15/12/2016–Present
Position occupied Clinical Psychologist
Main activities and responsibilities  
Name and address of employer Clinical Emergency County Hospital „Pius Brînzeu” Timi șoara, Timisoara
Type of activity or field of activity Medicine
   
Period 25/08/2015–30/11/2016
Position occupied Psiholog clinician (voluntar)
Main activities and responsibilities

Making psychological evaluation of the patients admitted to the Neurology ward
Application of projective tests
Establishing I.Q. 
Psychological counseling for both patients and their families

Name and address of employer Clinical Emergency County Hospital „Pius Brinzeu” Timisoara
Type of activity or field of activity Medicine
   
Period 21/04/2015–20/05/2015
Position occupied MA practice
Main activities and responsibilities

Clinical evaluation and psychological diagnosis
Using projective tests
Techniques and short term interventions

Name and address of employer Psychiatric Hospital Gataia, Gataia (Romania)
Type of activity or field of activity Medicine 
   
Period 21/04/2015–21/05/2015
Position occupied Student practice
Main activities and responsibilities

Periodic psychological evaluation

Name and address of employer Timisoara Penitentiary, Timisoara (Romania)
Type of activity or field of activity Medicine
   
Period 11/2011–02/2013
Position occupied Psychosocial counselor - volunteer
Main activities and responsibilities

Psychological counseling for victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse both within the Institute of
Forensic Medicine and the headquarters APFR - telephone counseling

Name and address of employer APFR - Association for Promotion of Women in Romania, Timisoara (Romania)
Type of activity or field of activity Medicine
   
Period 01/11/2012–15/11/2013
Position occupied Project coordinator - PsyVillage
Main activities and responsibilities PsyVillage project aims to promote psychology in the rural area.
The primary responsibilities as coordinator involved coordinating a team of 9 people and facilitating its
access to schools near Timisoara.
Name and address of employer ASPST - Psychology and Sociology Students Association in Timisoara, Timisoara (Romania)
Type of activity or field of activity Medicine

 


Education and training

Period 01/10/2013–13/07/2015
Qualification / Degree obtained MA Student
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired

Dissertation paper title: The interdependence of attachment, ego defense mechanisms and coping mechanisms among non-clinical population in Romania.

Name and type of the teaching institution Master of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Counseling - UVT, Timisoara (Romania)
   
Period 01/10/2010–15/07/2013
Qualification / Degree obtained Degree in Psychology
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired Dissertation title: The role of cognitive efficiency in depressive manifestations.
Name and type of the teaching institution  West University - Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, Timisoara (Romania)
   
Period 15/09/2007–15/06/2010
Qualification / Degree obtained High School Diploma
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution  Mircea Eliade High School - Profile: Philology - bilingual - intensive English, Resita (Romania)
   
Period 14/03/2015–22/03/2015
Qualification / Degree obtained Clinical applications of Rorschach test
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired Theoretical, clinical and practical implications of Rorschach test.
Name and type of the teaching institution  Cabinet Individual de Psihologie Lucian Ile, Timisoara (Romania)
   
Period 14/04/2013–11/05/2013
Qualification / Degree obtained Practical skills in clinical psychology
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired Obtained skills related to clinical psychology , specifically the interview of the suicidal patient, techniques management of panic disorder and how to conduct the clinical interview
Name and type of the teaching institution  Centrul MARA, Timişoara (Romania)
   
Period 01/10/2012–26/11/2012
Qualification / Degree obtained Vocational training : Key competences common to several occupations, the power to teach
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution  Proiect POSDRU 50679 "Reconstruction of the status of women: from discrimination in professional development and equal opportunities ", Timişoara (Romania) 
   
Period 18/11/2011–20/11/2011
Qualification / Degree obtained Training : counseling women victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired Skills obtained during this training related to the psychological intervention in crisis situations whit women involved in domestic violence and sexual abuse
Name and type of the teaching institution  APFR - psih. Vasile Moldovan, Timisoara (Romania)
   
Period 13/06/2011–14/06/2011
Qualification / Degree obtained Trauma and dissociation: Translating theory into daily practice
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution  Fundaţia "Inocenţi", Timisoara (Romania)
   
Period 12/2009
Qualification / Degree obtained Certificate in Advanced English - Cambridge ESOL Level 2
Main disciplines studied / Professional competencies acquired  
Name and type of the teaching institution  University of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)

 


Aptitudes and personal competencies

Mother tongue Romanian
Other languages English, Spanish
Self-evaluation Understanding / Speaking / Writing
European level (*) Listening / Reading / Spoken interaction / Spoken production
English C2 C2 C1 C1 C1
Spanish C1 C1 B2 B1 B1
Social competencies and abilities

Team spirit, the ability to adapt to multiculturale environments and openness to learn as many things as possible emerged in a harmonious way of communicating with people.
The chance to coordinate a team of nine people and the experience as an psychosocial counselor with the Intervention Team and Blue Phone Team - APFR were anchor points in the development of communication skills useful for teamwork.

Organizational competencies and abilities

Coordinating a team of 9 people in the ASPST, delegation of tasks, achieving budget for the project and maintaining a positive climate within the team had a positive impact on the organizational /managerial skills, acquiring new knowledge related to time management, leadership and motivation of the team members.
Also, unpredictable moments occurred throughout the project aimed at developing managerial skills such as keeping calm in a crisis, preparing a plan B in any case, and offering psychological support to the team members.

Computer skills

Experienced User - Digital Skills Certified
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word , Excel and PowerPoint ) word processing and SPSS software for statistical data processing.

Job-related skills Practicing as a student both in the Psychiatric Hospital Gataia, in Timisoara Penitentiary and volunteering in the Emergency Hospital " Pius Brinzeu " aimed at settling theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical psychology. Interaction with hospital patients led to have a good fluency in clinical interview and skills required for application of the assessment scales and projective tests used to detect physiological indices needed to establish current symptoms.